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A Coast Guard boat sights a luxury yacht appearing out of thin air. They receive no communication signal from the craft, and the boat appears to be abandoned. Royal Knight Cruise Lines pulls out all the stops to interest the affluent in purchasing the boat. A five-day pleasure cruise with fun in the sun and a litany of amenities is key to getting the rich to open their wallets. The L’Inconnu leaves port with a retired actor, a shady record producer, a wealthy businessman, and others. As the ship sets sail from Miami Beach to the Bahamas, the crew and passengers are in for the surprise of their lives. Lieutenant Detective Remington Ferguson is with the Miami-Dade Police Department. He has been tasked with determining what happened on the boat and why more than two dozen people are dead.
The author’s book brings the surprises early and often in this addictive mystery/thriller. Grylles never fails to throw the reader a curveball or two when it is least expected. The enjoyment of the book lies in how the yacht came to its grim fate. The players in the suspenseful drama are headlined by seasoned cop Ferguson, an intuitive investigator who initially balks at taking the case but shows gumption once on the scene. The hypnotic action unfolds chapter by chapter with the present-day investigation and the flashbacks to the ill-fated cruise. The macabre fun is in how Grylles teases out the mayhem piecemeal, whetting the reader’s appetite until the appropriate time. This is a book that will make a great summer read while also leaving an ingrained sense of paranoia.
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